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Henry David Thoreau: I find it...

Henry David Thoreau: I find it...

I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and...

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Henry David Thoreau: We are made...

Henry David Thoreau: We are made...

We are made happy when reason can discover no occasion for it. The memory of some past moments is more persuasive than...

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Henry David Thoreau: We are constantly...

Henry David Thoreau: We are constantly...

We are constantly invited to be who we are.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Henry David Thoreau: What right have...

Henry David Thoreau: What right have...

What right have I to grieve, who have not ceased to wonder?

Source: Letter, 2 Mar...

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Henry David Thoreau: What sort of...

Henry David Thoreau: What sort of...

What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of...

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Henry David Thoreau: You must not...

Henry David Thoreau: You must not...

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.

Source: Letter, 2 Mar 1842, to...

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Pearl Buck: I am comforted...

Pearl Buck: I am comforted...

I am comforted by life's stability, by earth's unchangeableness. What has seemed new and frightening assumes its place...

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Gertrude Stein: Nature is commonplace....

Gertrude Stein: Nature is commonplace....

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Source: In My Autobiography,...

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Arthur Conan Doyle: It has long...

Arthur Conan Doyle: It has long...

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most...

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Arthur Conan Doyle: There is nothing...

Arthur Conan Doyle: There is nothing...

There is nothing as deceptive as an obvious fact.

Source: The Bascombe Valley...

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George Moore: Genius and stupidity...

George Moore: Genius and stupidity...

Genius and stupidity never stray from their respective paths; talent wanders to and fro, following every...

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G K Chesterton: To be simple...

G K Chesterton: To be simple...

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being...

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G K Chesterton: New roads: new...

G K Chesterton: New roads: new...

New roads: new ruts.

Source: Attrib.
-- G K Chesterton, (May 29 1874-1936),...

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G K Chesterton: Mankind is not...

G K Chesterton: Mankind is not...

Mankind is not a tribe of animals to which we owe compassion. Mankind is a club to which we owe our...

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G K Chesterton: It is at...

G K Chesterton: It is at...

It is at unimportant moments that a man is a gentleman. At important moments he ought to be something...

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Mark Twain: Don't you worry,...

Mark Twain: Don't you worry,...

'Don't you worry, and don't you hurry.'I know that phrase by heart, and if all other music should perish out of the...

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Mark Twain: A banker is...

Mark Twain: A banker is...

A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to...

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Mark Twain: A soiled baby,...

Mark Twain: A soiled baby,...

A soiled baby, with a neglected nose, cannot be conscientiously regarded as a thing of...

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Mark Twain: Apparently there is...

Mark Twain: Apparently there is...

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

Source:
-- Mark Twain,...

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Mark Twain: Don't go around...

Mark Twain: Don't go around...

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here...

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